An unusual three-way partnership between George Economou, Idan Ofer and Norwegian investor Oystein Stray Spetalen is believed to be behind the $106m purchase of a VLCC newbuilding sold by Hartree Maritime Partners.

The scrubber-fitted 300,000-dwt Lady (built 2020) fetched $106m, as TradeWinds reported on Thursday, when information about the ship's buyers were still diffuse. DSME is scheduled to deliver the ship on 20 January.